Mercy entered their matchup against Castilleja on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mercy Bears received a blow as they fell 39-22 to the Castilleja Gators. The Bears' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Antonia Vlahos continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Castilleja, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Vlahos has scored at least a third of Castilleja's points. Violet Yick was another key player, putting up seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Mercy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Castilleja, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Mercy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-17 victory against Balboa on the 24th. As for Castilleja, they will host King's Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Castilleja surely won't give up without a fight.
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